The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-06-12
ALL COMRADES NOW.
Confederate Memorial Day Observed
at Danville.

DANvILLE, VA, june ll.-Confederate
Memorial Day was observed here to-day.
Ex-Congressman George c. Cahell was the
orator of the day. He was colonel in the
Confederate service. In his speech he paid
a handsome tribute to the memory of the
Union soldiers, and asked that flowers be
placed ON the graves of the Union dead
buried in the neighboring cemetery. eve
fought live men in war; said he, land we
will not fight dead men in peace After
decorating the graves of the Confederate
soldiers, Col. Cabell ard the military went
to the National Cemetery and put flowers
about the centre post bearing tho United
States flag.
GEN. SHERMANs IDEAS.
ST.. LOUIS, June 11.-Gen. John A Noble
and Col. d. r. Dyer, two prominent MEM
bers of the Grand Army of the Republic, of
this city, received long letter to-day from
Gen. Sherman, in which he discusses, at
some length, the recent middle regarding
the invitation to President Cleveland to St
Louis during the Grand Army encampment
next fall.
THE GENERALS LETTER.
The material points OF the letter are as
follows: "a runnor of your troubles in ST
Louis reached me by telegraph, and has lost
nothing by the distance. believe we, here
i'll New York, now understand the facts,
That the Grand Army Of the Republic holds
its next annual encampment at st. Louis
on the last Wednesday Of September,
1887. That the great falr of the valley of
the Mississippi begins Monday, Oct. ,. That
the best citizens of St Louis have invited
many prominent men to be the guests of
their city on the accidental coincidence Of
these two important events, among them
the President of our common country,
Grover Cleveland, his family and suite. The
Grand Army of the Republic is composed
exclusively of the men who served in the
army and navy of the union
to which Mr. Cleveland does not belong,
and therefore he cannot participate in any
of its proceedings, but the moment the
Grand Army emerges from its hall of de-
| liberation, it becomes hike the Free Masons,
Odd Fellows and other societies of good
men associated together for noble purposes,
part of the general community subject
| TO the laws and usages OF that community.
| Mr.. Cleveland, President of the United
| States, by a fair election of all our people,
| commander in-chief of the army and navy
of the United States, is free to come and go
wherever the jurisdiction Of this, our
national government, extends. He may
visit any fort or ship where the
national flag will be lowered to manifest
the respect due him and his Office, and
should any foreign ships fail to do him
full honor none will be SO quick to resent an
insult as the members of the Grand Army
of the Republic, who periled life and limb
to make that flag respected at home and
| abroad
| A INDUSTRIOUS IDEA.
The idea Of his being insulted, much less
endangered, should he be on tire stand
alongside of our cOrnmander-in-chief, Gen.
| Fairchild, when the grand army is passing
in review, seems to me monstrous. | think
know the Iowa boys too well to believe such
things possible. Brave men are
never ungenerous, and the Iowa soldiers
were brave men. | know it of my
knowledge, acquired in battle | will pledge
my life that no Iowa soldier will do so I'M
manly an act, and should Mr. Cleveland ac-
| cept the invitation. which hope he will, to
attend the parade of the Grand Army of
the Republic at st. Louis, on Sept. % next,
will stand by his side or march past in the
ranks of Ransom Post, as may be ordered
by Gen FDirckildH as et-rr.-s.